Question follow-through · 63690
USA: Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on his Department.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on his Department.
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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8 Jul 2025
Answer published
The landmark detail concluded with the US in May this year protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that employ over 320,000 people across the UK. In addition, an estimated 260,000 jobs are supporte...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Defence: Finance
16 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the 50% steel tariff the Secretary of State for Business and Trade is implementing on July 1st 2026 on the cost of the Defence Investment Plan.